Tip-off: 7:30pm @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis | Broadcast: ABC
⚡From the Bolts
This series has gone just like the Denver series so far. Thunder lose Game 1 in OKC on a heartbreaking buzzer beater. Thunder win Game 2 in OKC in dominating fashion. Thunder lose Game 3 on the road despite leading going into the final quarter. If the Thunder are going to win the NBA Finals, then Game 4 and Game 5 will have to go the same way as the Denver series as well. In other words: Game 4 on Friday is a must win. - Brandon Rahbar
[Thunder Journal: Hope in Indianapolis
Suggestion: don’t pass the ball to TJ McConnell on inbounds plays.
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⚡Unbottling SGA
The Pacers were successful in denying Shai easy and early access to the ball, slowing the Thunder's superstar and overall offense in the process. If that strategy holds, OKC will need to be better at initiating the action to allow SGA to cook with time and/or make Indy pay for all the extended backcourt pressure with ball movement beneath the break.
⚡Roles played
Role players pop off at home in the playoffs. It happened in Game 3 for Indy. The Thunder need some of their own role players to meet the moment. OKC is more talented, enough that they should not be felled by playoff bumps from the likes of TJ McConnell and Obi Toppin.
Prediction: OKC 110 IND 99
Revised series pick: Thunder in 7.